"The Alpha grabbed me towards his side and…" Drucilla began her story, but before she could even complete a single sentence, Kurah had already interrupted her. "Get straight to the point… Are you telling me my brother molested you?"
"No… no… no.. I wouldn't dare make such accusations… Miss… I know the alpha would never do that... please listen to me… I didn't say that!" Drucilla said in sheer panic, as she tried to clear the air. She then hears Kurah beckoning her to continue, and she spared no time in doing so. 
"He requested that I walk him to the dungeon… He had his hands on my shoulder and we walked all the way to the dungeon… and there it was… Miss… a man… I couldn't tell whether he was dead… or alive… Miss Kurah… after spotting him… the alpha seemed so angry that… he wouldn't listen to anything I said… but he was extremely pissed to see the man that way" 
Drucilla continued her speech until Kurah felt extremely stupid for being all worked up earlier, all for nothing. However, when she heard the servant's final statement, she felt like she felt too happy too soon. She asked Drucilla, just to be sure "Did you just say he took you to the dungeon?... And he… saw… the…okay… okay… okay!... Just go do your thing"  
Drucilla still made sure to explain the mood of the alpha to Kurah, however, she didn't know that Kurah could clearly understand how the alpha was feeling at the moment. "Yeah… yeah… I get it… just go take a nap… You've worked hard…don't worry… I know what to do… thanks for the info.
Drucilla still made sure to hear from Kurah that she wasn't in any kind of trouble, and Kurah assured her of such. However, the two of them were simply unaware of the next move of Alpha Gavin. 
Kurah sat weakly on the stairs, thinking of what to do next. After what seemed like forever, she took in a deep breath and decided to call her brother. If she called him on the phone, the impact would be less than what she would have felt if she were in his presence. After all, she went against his orders. Kurah could swear it wasn't intentional to disobey her brother's commands, but his deplorable state of health made her extremely pissed and impulsive. 
Kurah then dialed her brother's number and waited patiently for the phone to be connected. Deep down somewhere in her heart, she prayed he wouldn't pick up. "H..h..ello… Big bro…" Kurah greeted her brother immediately after the line got connected. She didn't wait to hear his voice or hear whatever he had to say when she began explaining everything like a kid caught stealing candy. 
"Minnie… you mean to tell me… that… you did this… huh?" Gavin enquires while releasing a breath of relief. At least there was no intruder, and no outsider breached their security, there was no traitor in Wolf City either. As much as he's angry about the situation, he still couldn't punish his sister anyway. 
"Minnie… I told you to stop being too impulsive… you are growing into a woman… you know… you won't remain a little girl forever!" Gavin states exasperatedly, while facepalming.
With a breath of relief, Kurah declares in utmost seriousness. "I promise to be more careful… big bro… how are you feeling now?" 
After hearing his brief response, Kurah continued, "before you say anything… I beg you… don't scare me like that ever again!" 
Lolita looked on as Kurah spoke to her brother, exuding varied emotions all through her conversation. However, when she became so emboldened to give orders, she couldn't help smiling faintly. She could feel that the siblings are extremely close and on good terms also. How she wished she also had siblings to banter with. She actually thought Kurah was done giving orders when the girl continued in an extremely serious tone. 
"I admit it… I'm impulsive… but… big bro… you need to take care of yourself a little more…. You don't know what you put us through… hmmm!... If I should be less impulsive… I dare say you need to start being a little more selfish… take care of yourself… Ga…"
Kurah was about to call her brother Gavin when he cut her short and said, "little girl… you are old enough to start giving me orders huh?... Well… I'll take better care of myself now… so… tell me… when are you coming out of seclusion?... We need to talk!"
Kurah immediately began to fidget with her phone with one hand, while the other hand was scratching her head nervously. The earlier bravado she displayed was all gone when she was asked about her seclusion. If only Gavin knew his sister was not in seclusion, she was not even in Wolftown at all, talk less of being in Wolf City. "Err…mmm! I…I… have to go now… Do take enough rest okay… love you… bye!"
Kurah suddenly turned to face Lolita who was watching her like a hawk. "Whew… You scared me!" While making the statement, she kept tapping her chest and breathing out as if she just returned from running a marathon. 
Lolita could only ask tauntingly, "Oh… did I?" which earned a sheepish smile from Kurah, who then began jumping as if she wasn't scared a while ago. 
It is clear that, if anything scared her just now, it was her big bro and not Lolita. Lolita wouldn't bother reminding her friend of that anyway. She finally found something that could scare her friend, her own big brother. "How informative!" Lolita mused.
"Awwww! Lolly… I just heard my brother's voice… Do you know what that means?... It means my brother is alive... in perfect health… and… this calls for a celebration." Lolita only kept her questioning gaze on Kurah, who burst out immediately, "Lolly… Don't give me that look… I'm not crazy… you know…my brother has been out for a full month… Do you know what thirty days in a coma felt like for me?.. For my mum?"
"Oh!... Really?... You never mentioned it!" Lolita pointed out. Kurah nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah… I wouldn't bore you with my problems… tsk… besides… you don't even know my brother!... I'll just end up boring you!"
What Kurah didn't say was that she knew Lolita had her own problems to deal with, and it wouldn't be right to burden her with any more troubles. Oblivious to her friend's inner thoughts, Lolita nodded in affirmation and said, "Anyways… It's good to know he's better now… Congratulations!" Kurah nodded dramatically and added, "Exactly… reason why you need to celebrate with me tonight… okay"
The two were walking back to Lolita's room when the housekeeper spoke from downstairs, "Lolly… Minnie… food is ready!" Ruby never climbed the stairs to Lolita's room after her unpleasant experience in the room some time back.
Kurah immediately exclaimed excitedly, "we'll be right down… thank you Aunty Ruby" Lolita looked intently at her friend and asked, "Are you so happy because food is ready?... Make sure you don't finish all the food in this house!"
As if something just clicked in her mind, Kurah exclaimed in all seriousness, "Lolly… How about I move in here?... I get to eat a lot of good food… and rid myself of those minions at the same time!... Why didn't I think of this earlier?" Lolita could only raise her hands in defeat, knowing fully well that she couldn't say no to her friend. Kurah had her own house for crying out loud. The place could best be described as a mansion, but she wants to move in with Lolita instead. How ironic.  
Lolita then shook her head as she knew her friend had already made up her mind, and nothing could change it. Besides, Kurah's spontaneous decision to move in has made her extremely happy. Deep down, she feels so excited to have Kurah with her in the house, and she wouldn't be any happier to have her friend around. 
The girl gives Lolita this familiar feeling that she just couldn't place her hands on. She also feels that there is more to Kurah than meets the eye. The girl is a pack load of mysteries. The most important thing is that she feels extremely comfortable in Kurah's presence, and it makes her glad to have her around. 
So, two friends planned to have fun at a party in a few hours. However, none of them considered that there was more in store for them out there. A lot that could change their interactions in the days to come. 
For Lolita, she would face what makes her have a totally different worldview. 
How do you despise them when you are one of them? 
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